A first-of-its-kind case study has highlighted the ways in which the brain changes throughout pregnancy, including decreases ...

For the first time, scientists have observed the brain throughout the pregnancy timeline, from pre-conception to postpartum.

A new study mapped how the brain responds to rapid hormonal changes during pregnancy, which could explain a wide range of ...

Scientists discovered a link between copper regulation and neurodegeneration, using the worm gene swip-10. Their findings suggest that restoring copper balance could offer new treatments for disorders ...

Vera Ventura is deliberate about what she puts in her body. "Fruits and vegetables, organic fruits and vegetables," she said.

Scientists in Brazil have found more evidence of microplastics infiltrating the human body. While it has been previously ...

A new study identified the tiny pollutants in the olfactory bulbs of eight cadavers, suggesting microplastics can travel ...

The group of Jürgen Knoblich at the Institute of Molecular Biotechnology (IMBA) of the Austrian Academy of Sciences, has ...

An analysis of tissue samples from nearly 1,200 older adults found that the more insertions individuals had, the younger they died.

"The maternal brain undergoes a choreographed change across gestation, and we are finally able to see it unfold," Jacobs said. These changes suggest that the adult brain is capable of undergoing an ...

NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with Emily Jacobs of UC Santa Barbara about how pregnancy reshapes the brain, the subject of a study out this week in the journal Nature Neuroscience.

The process of food intake appears to be organized at the cellular level like a relay race: during eating, the baton is passed between different teams of neurons until we have consumed the appropriate ...